A grip strengthening device having a finger portion for enhancing the grip by means of at least one artificial tendon arranged along at least one finger portion, wherein the finger portion comprises material along both sides and a tip, and possible along a dorsal side, the at least one artificial tendon is attached along both sides so that the artificial tendon may move, wherein the artificial tendon runs closer to a ventral side than the dorsal side of the finger portion, at least at positions corresponding to joints of a wearer's finger, the finger portion will transfer a force to provide a movement of the finger when the artificial tendon is retracted, wherein the artificial tendon runs in a detour towards or to a position in the middle between the dorsal and ventral side or closer to the dorsal side at a proximal portion of the finger portion.

A gripping pad that serves as a gripping aid to be worn on one or both hands for gripping tools, such as a hammer, and athletic equipment, such as baseball bats, golf clubs, hockey sticks, dumbbells, and barbells. The gripping pad has four finger holes, each finger hole accommodating one of the four fingers of a hand. The gripping pad can have a descending edge that wraps around the “knob” of a baseball bat when gripping the bat. This helps a batter to hold the bat lower along the handle, while also cushioning the knob, thereby preventing the knob from injuring the hamate bone of the batter’s hand. Hamate bone fractures are among the more common upper extremity injuries seen in baseball, as well as in golf and racquet sports. The gripping pad is made from compressible vibration-absorbing material, such as silicone rubber, which feels soft, but is also sturdy.

A releasable gripping glove is provided having one or more flexible artificial tendons extending through a finger section of a glove body. The flexible artificial tendon is configured to maintain a structurally articulated configuration when the finger section is articulated. Each tendon includes locking teeth that engages with a releasable locking tab extending form a locking mechanism configured to engage the locking teeth when the finger section is articulated. A release mechanism is provided to engage and disengage the locking mechanism. A thumb release rod is positioned within a thumb portion and connected to the release mechanism. The articulating of the finger section releasably locks the flexible artificial tendon in the articulated position, which is releasable through relaxing of the thumb portion.

The present invention relates to a leisure glove that is capable of having grip reinforcing members adapted to allow radial portions formed radially from central portions thereof and stripe-shaped wave portions surrounding the central portions to be spaced apart from one another, respectively, so that a contact force with a golf club can be strengthened to improve a grip force. According to the present invention, the leisure glove includes: a body; and grip reinforcing members formed on the outer surface of the palm portion of the body, wherein the grip reinforcing members may include: central portions; radial portions protruding from the center of each central portion in every direction; and wave portions formed to the shapes of stripes surrounding each central portion and spaced apart from one another to gradually expand outwardly.

A glove is disclosed having a donning assister to enable a wearer of the glove to quickly and easily don a glove on a wearer's hand. In one embodiment, the glove includes a wrist cuff portion, a hem portion positioned at a base of the wrist cuff portion, an at least partially enclosed space formed within the hem portion, and a gripper positioned in the at least partially enclosed space. The at least partially enclosed space is defined by hem stitches and by a pair of laterally opposed stitches positioned on the palm side of the glove anywhere along a circumference of the hem portion between a thumb of the glove on one end and a pinky finger of the glove on the other end.

According to the various features characteristics and embodiments of the present invention which will become apparent as the description thereof proceeds, the present invention provides partially fingered gloves intended to increase the overall performance in sports activities including but limited to golf. Primarily because of its unique finger configurations or apertures, the present invention makes a glove more operable in various sports activities, including for those who play Golf using the conventional interlocking grip.

A glove with an enhanced gripping textured surface is disclosed herein. In preferred embodiments, the glove contains a palm region adapted to cover the palm of a person's hand, a thumb region extending outwardly from the palm region, an index finger region disposed adjacent the thumb region, a middle finger region adjacent the index finger region, a ring finger region adjacent the middle finger region, and a little finger region adjacent the ring finger region with each region containing a textured surface. In preferred embodiments, the textured surface is formed by a plurality of dimensionally hierarchical structures superimposed in layers. The textured surface of the invention, when in contact with wet tissue, repels water at a first texture layer and traps tissue at a second texture layer, such that when in tissue contact, especially exudative tissue, tissue fixatively localizes to the glove surface.

The invention relates to a glove having at least one gripping aid arranged at the periphery of the cuff, the surface of which gripping aid at least partially has patterning, especially knobs and/or grooves, wherein the glove at least two of the total five finger spaces which are adapted to the fingers of a hand also has a structured surface or patterning, respectively, especially knobs and/or grooves, essentially at the ends of each finger space opposite the cuff which are provided for intake of the fingertips.

Systems and methods for creating a grip surface (104) of a protectant glove (100). The method may comprise dipping a glove mold into a coagulant material (206); dipping the glove mold into a nitrile coating formulation to form an outer surface of the glove (208), wherein a biodegradable material is distributed throughout the nitrile coating formulation; vulcanizing at least the outer surface of the glove to form a protectant outer surface (212); washing at least the outer surface of the glove with an enzyme solution; decomposing, by the enzyme solution, the biodegradable material that is distributed throughout the outer surface of the glove, thereby forming a grip surface of the glove comprising an open-cell structure within the outer surface (216); and drying the glove to form a final glove comprising the grip surface (218).

According to the various features characteristics and embodiments of the present invention which will become apparent as the description thereof proceeds, the present invention provides partially fingered gloves and the use of said gloves, intended to increase the overall performance in sports activities including but limited to football and golf. Because of its unique finger configurations, grip enhancers, and/or its hand protective properties, the present invention makes a glove now operable on for football quarterback's throwing hand and golfers, for example.